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v. choose a selection by moving the pointer to the object and clicking a mouse button

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

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blue-ribbon(a), select

adj. selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season"

choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select

adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

name

v. mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"

appoint, charge

v. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

pick, pluck, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

assign, attribute

v. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

name, nominate, make

v. charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

enlist

v. join the military

ordain

v. invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"

install, instal

v. put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"

frock

v. put a frock on

choose, prefer, opt

v. select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"

prefer

v. give preference to one creditor over another

separate

v. divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"

withdraw, draw, take out, draw off

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

intend, destine, designate, specify

v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

elect, elite

adj. selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

optimum, optimal

adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"

elect, elite

adj. selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

great

adj. remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"

optimum, optimal

adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"

top(a)

adj. situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"

ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops(p)

adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

outstanding

adj. distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"

boss, brag

adj. exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"

champion

adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select

adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid

adj. very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

gilt-edged

adj. of the highest quality or value; "gilt-edged securities"; "gilt-edged credentials"

good

adj. well above average in performance: "a good student"

greatest, sterling(a), superlative

adj. highest in quality

pukka, pucka

adj. absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants"

shining

adj. marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

supreme

adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"

top-flight, top-hole, topping

adj. excellent; best possible

transcendent, surpassing

adj. exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

well-made

adj. skillfully constructed